I started a thread a few months ago looking for recommendations on a pair of open and a pair of closed headphoens. After picking up a pair of HD650 (which I really like), I'm looking to get a closed pair of headphones for listening at work and occasional travel (doesn't necessarily have to be ultra portable). In that thread a few headphones were recommended to me: AKG K545, Sennheiser Momentums, Sony MDR-1R, etc. I thought I was going to go with the Sony's but decided to wait a little while before purchasing a closed pair.

After reading countless reviews, I've narrowed down to these four (4) headphones: AKG K545, V-moda M-100, Sony MDR-1R, and Sennheiser Momentum. From what I've gathered the K545's and Momentums have the best sound quality while the Sony's excel in comfort. The V-moda's have been touted as one of the best headphones as well. Since I can only buy one pair, I'm looking to you guys to help me make my choice.

Honestly the k545 IMO is better than the momentum by a large margin. The momentum may have a more enjoyable male vocal balance but for overall presentation of the music the k545 bested the momentum in a lot of areas which used to be my previous fav portable hp. It sounds nothing like the hd650 though and the momentum sounds a lot more like the 650. The 650 is one of my favs.

The thing is that the momentum is becoming bested by new comers. I would also have a look at the focal spirit classic or Nad Hp50 as well (which has become the new rave around here over the momentum).

See, now that's the thing I'm struggling with. You guys have recommended three different headphones, all of which are good. I have those three added to my cart on Amazon earlier today. Now I just need to decide which pair.

I think you can rule out the M-100 from your list there. It's too bass-heavy with big bloated boomy bass with a bit recessed mids, not really what one would like after getting used to the HD650 in my opinion.

I think you can rule out the M-100 from your list there. It's too bass-heavy with big bloated boomy bass with a bit recessed mids, not really what one would like after getting used to the HD650 in my opinion.

Thank you for that! I've eliminated it from the list. I'm now trying to choose from the three recommended ones mentioned above (NAD Viso HP50, Momentum, and K545).

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Originally Posted by Lorspeaker

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Thanks for the recommendation but they don't seem to be what I'm looking for. I think I will pick one from the three mentioned above. :D

I am highly considering this. I looked up GRIZZLYBEAR's recommendations and were going to go with either the HP50 or the FOCAL SPIRIT CLASSIC. However, the FOCALS are more than what I am willing to spend. The HP50's I heard can be uncomfortable. I've been told I have a big head so I'm afraid that those headphones would be uncomfortable for me.